Abstract

This paper reflects on some structural aspects of Fichte’s conceptualisation of the notions of individual, body, and the determination of gender. I argue that the particularity of Fichte’s position consists in the complete separation of the philosophical conceptualisation of human corporeality from the determination of gender. The philosophical fundament of corporeality has to be found in a basic concept of body understood as the infinite capacity of movement and action in the world (Bildsamkeit), absolutely neutral with regard to sex: in this perspective, the body is neither male nor female. This concept allows to develop some reflections on the tension between gender seen as cultural or natural, which also takes into account forms of so-called trans- and intersexuality without regarding them as exceptions or deviations from a given norm, be it natural or cultural.

Did Hegel elaborate a metaphilosophy? If he did, how should we understand it? My contribution attempts to answer this question. I will first explore the basic features usually attributed to the metaphilosophical inquiry by contemporary philosophers. Second, I will discuss three paradigmatic positions on Hegel’s stance towards metaphilosophy. My first two argumentative steps will serve …

The article aims to understand the notion of the contemporary relevance of Hegel’s Philosophy of Art. It does not address whether or not Hegelian Philosophy of Art is (or can be) relevant for the present, but instead addresses the very problem of its relevance. I investigate the meaning, the modalities, the limits, and the potentialities …